Firefox will block by default nearly all plugins
Following the recent debacle of the critical Java 0-day that was being actively exploited in the wild, in an attempt to minimize its users’ attack surface Mozilla has …
Watering hole campaign targeting “Reporters without Borders” visitors
Watering hole attacks continue unabated and, according to Avast’s Director of Threat Intelligence Jindrich Kubec, the finger could be safely pointed to China once again. …
Newest Java update doesn’t fix fresh critical vulnerabilities
Another week, another zero-day threatening millions of Java users. As you might remember, last week Oracle released Java 7 Update 11, which patched the zero-day vulnerability …
Cybercriminals exploit Java 0-day fears to serve malware
With all the recent Java zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild and Internet news outlets heavily covering the development of the situation, many users will look …
Oracle delivers 86 security fixes
Oracle has had two major updates in the last 2 days. On Sunday, Jan. 13 a new version of Java 7 was released that addresses the 0-day vulnerability that has been exploited in …
Oracle patches critical 0-day with new Java update
Oracle has released Java 7 Update 11, the computing platform’s newest version that patches the recently discovered and currently widely misused zero-day vulnerability, …
Disable Java! Recent 0-day exploit is included in exploit kits
The Java zero-day that has recently been spotted being exploited in the wild has turned into big, big news as a number of popular exploit kits have been fitted with the …
New Java 0-day exploited in the wild
A new Java zero-day being exploited in the wild has been found. With the files we were able to obtain we reproduced the exploit in a fully patched, new installation of Java. …
Vulnerabilities in Java and Adobe to become main targets for cybercriminals
Software vulnerabilities will be the main target of cyber-criminals next year, according to a list of security trends that will dominate in 2013 by PandaLabs. “It is …
Java apps can now be prevented from running in the browser
Oracle has released the newest version of its Java SE Development Kit (JDK 7u10), and apart from patching a few bugs, it has also introduced a couple of welcome changes that …
Testing proves advice on keeping computers safe is sound
Amid the often repeated advice about how to keep your computer and yourself safe from malware and criminals spreading it there are some real gold nuggets, as the German …
Newest Apple Java update kills the Java browser plug-in
Determined not to fall behind on its Java updates, Apple has issued the latest one on Tuesday, the very same day that Oracle pushed out its own. But the big news isn’t …